Another leather book today, a fat journal. I like fat journals, myself, so I find it hard to make them skinny--though, of course, they would be faster and cheaper to make when making them for resale. This is fatter than some, partly because the paper is a nice thick artist's paper, like printmaking paper. There are 80 pages (160 counting both sides) of this rich paper perfect for writing or sketching with pen, pencil, charcoal, or colored markers.
The leather is a rich dark green with a lightly pebbled surface. The journal/blank book is bound with a long stitch binding with pale green waxed linen thread with a diamond stitch pattern showing on the spine.
The clasp is silver-colored metal and works by turning the flat center bar, then lifting the left ring off the clasp. I think it gives the book a very classy look.
A standard, but I love making these leather journals. I'll never stop.
No! Don't ever stop making leather journals! :)
ReplyDeleteHellooooooooooooo! Are you still around? I'm hoping that you'll see my comment and respond, even though this post is from well over 2 years ago.
ReplyDeleteI love your work. Like, love, love your work. I just have one tiny question. How do you make your books like this (leather journals with long stitch binding) to be rectangular? I'm pretty dang new to bookbinding, and all of my leather journals have a "weak" spine, shall I say, but I want the straight, 90 degree angles spine. Am I making sense? How do you do it?!
Hi - Sorry it's taken awhile to get back to you Glad I saw your comment.
DeleteI always had the same concern. I did not like the floppy spine on my leather long-stitch journals. What I do now is to glue an extra piece of leather onto the inside of the spine before punching the stitching holes.You can also do this with a piece of chipboard, which I would then cover with the same paper I used for the endpapers. I cut the leather or chipboard strip *slightly* narrower than my hole punching pattern so that it does not stick out beyond the spine.
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Totally! Thanks so much for responding! :) You're an inspiration.
Deletejust wondering, are u selling these journal? if so, where and how much?? im interested to buy some :D
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